All the exceptional films screened at DCIFF in Washington DC March 4-8th were in competition and it is with great pleasure that we congratulate the winners and wish both the creators and the films great success going forward.
Best High School Films
- First Place: The Program (USA/2019/17 mins) directed by Autumn Morgan
- Second Place: Happy Pill (USA/2019/7:18mins) directed by Wyatt Richards
- Third Place: Static (USA/2019/4:45mins) directed by Jackson Little.
Best Metro DC Film
- The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson (USA/2019/11:36mins/fiction) directed by Alex Craig
Best Narrative Short (fiction)
- Maradona’s Legs (Germany/2019/20mins) directed by Firas Khoury
Best Series Pilot/Episode
- Good Genes (USA/2020/19mins) directed by Hannah Welever
Best Documentary Short
- Our Alexandria (USA/2019/17mins) directed by Robin Hamilton
Best Documentary Feature Film
- Medicating Normal (USA/2019/76mins) directed by Lynn Cunningham and Wendy Ractliffe
Best Animated Short Film
- Chapped (USA/2019/7.52 mins/stop-action animation) directed by Chelsea Rugg
Best International Film
- Sema (Speak Out) (Dem.Rep. of Congo/2019/45mins/feature) directed by Macherie Ekwa Bahango
Best Feature Film
- Love Type D (UK/2019/95mins) directed by Sasha Collington
Best of Fest
- Life In Synchro (USA/2020/53mins/documentary) directed by Angela Pinaglia